Question 1

Conceptual skills and practical skills both are examples of:

Accepted Answer

A) adaptive behavior. 
B) daily Living skills. 
C) practical behavior. 
D) useful behavior. 
A) adaptive behavior. 
B) daily Living skills. 
C) practical behavior. 
D) useful behavior. A

Question 2

One way that behavioral assessment DIFFERS from personality assessment is that behavioral assessment:

Accepted Answer

A) emphasizes what a person does. 
B) emphasizes a person's covert thoughts. 
C) is more subjective than objective. 
D) is seen as having a higher level of inference for its interpretations. 
A) emphasizes what a person does. 
B) emphasizes a person's covert thoughts. 
C) is more subjective than objective. 
D) is seen as having a higher level of inference for its interpretations. A

Question 3

Which of the following items would most likely appear on a behavioral rating scale as opposed to a self-report personality scale?

Accepted Answer

A) I feel lonely most of the time. 
B) I feel like I have no friends. 
C) I am alone. 
D) Complains of being lonely. 
A) I feel lonely most of the time. 
B) I feel like I have no friends. 
C) I am alone. 
D) Complains of being lonely. D

Question 4

The screening version of the CASE does not include the ________ scale.

Accepted Answer

A) Infrequency 
B) Social Desirability 
C) Validity scale 
A) Infrequency 
B) Social Desirability 
C) Validity scale

Question 5

Which of the following behavioral assessments contains a Substance Abuse scale?

Accepted Answer

A) Achenbach System of Assessment for Adults 
B) Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment 
C) BASC-2 
D) Clinical Assessment Scales for the Elderly 
A) Achenbach System of Assessment for Adults 
B) Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment 
C) BASC-2 
D) Clinical Assessment Scales for the Elderly

Question 6

Continuous performance tests were originally designed to measure:

Accepted Answer

A) attitudes. 
B) behavior. 
C) performance. 
D) vigilance. 
A) attitudes. 
B) behavior. 
C) performance. 
D) vigilance.

Question 7

According to the American Association of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities,quantitative skills such as telling time and using money would be encompassed by which broad category?

Accepted Answer

A) Conceptual skills 
B) Practical skills 
C) Social skills 
A) Conceptual skills 
B) Practical skills 
C) Social skills

Question 8

An advantage of direct observation over behavior rating scales is that direct observation provides:

Accepted Answer

A) true nominal scale data. 
B) true ordinal scale data. 
C) true interval scale data. 
D) true ratio scale data. 
A) true nominal scale data. 
B) true ordinal scale data. 
C) true interval scale data. 
D) true ratio scale data.

Question 9

The Vineland - II Expanded Interview Form is recommended for use with which population?

Accepted Answer

A) Low functioning individuals 
B) High functioning individuals 
C) Secondary school students 
A) Low functioning individuals 
B) High functioning individuals 
C) Secondary school students

Question 10

What is the new feature of the BASC-2?

Accepted Answer

A) Composite scores 
B) Content scales 
C) Primary scales 
D) Subscales 
A) Composite scores 
B) Content scales 
C) Primary scales 
D) Subscales

Question 11

_________ are one method test developers use to detect dissimulation.

Accepted Answer

A) Alter-response scales. 
B) Reliability scales. 
C) Response scales. 
D) Validity scales. 
A) Alter-response scales. 
B) Reliability scales. 
C) Response scales. 
D) Validity scales.

Question 12

One advantage of behavior rating scales is that they are:

Accepted Answer

A) particularly useful in diagnosing externalizing problems. 
B) particularly useful in diagnosing internalizing problems. 
C) not subject to response sets. 
A) particularly useful in diagnosing externalizing problems. 
B) particularly useful in diagnosing internalizing problems. 
C) not subject to response sets.

Question 13

What statistical method was used to develop the composite scores on the original BASC and the BASC-2?

Accepted Answer

A) Analysis of Variance 
B) Factor Analysis 
C) Linear Regression 
D) Multivariate Analysis of Variance 
A) Analysis of Variance 
B) Factor Analysis 
C) Linear Regression 
D) Multivariate Analysis of Variance

Question 14

The Childhood Autism Rating Scale is designed to assist in identifying autism in children over the age of:

Accepted Answer

A) 1 year. 
B) 2 years. 
C) 3 years. 
D) 6 years. 
A) 1 year. 
B) 2 years. 
C) 3 years. 
D) 6 years.

Question 15

Which clinical subscale of Child Behavior Checklist would show evidence of obsessions and compulsions?

Accepted Answer

A) Attention Problems 
B) Internalizing 
C) OCD tendency 
D) Thought Problems 
A) Attention Problems 
B) Internalizing 
C) OCD tendency 
D) Thought Problems

Question 16

The BASC-2,CBCL,and TRF are categorized as which type of rating scales?

Accepted Answer

A) Collective 
B) Omnibus 
C) Syndrome specific 
D) Universal 
A) Collective 
B) Omnibus 
C) Syndrome specific 
D) Universal

Question 17

Continuous performance tests are highly sensitive to symptoms associated with abnormalities of the:

Accepted Answer

A) auditory cortex. 
B) executive control system. 
C) primary motor cortex. 
D) visual cortex. 
A) auditory cortex. 
B) executive control system. 
C) primary motor cortex. 
D) visual cortex.

Question 18

What is the primary reason children have difficulty reporting their own feelings and/or behaviors?

Accepted Answer

A) Limited insight 
B) Limited verbal abilities 
C) Limited reading ability 
D) All of the above 
A) Limited insight 
B) Limited verbal abilities 
C) Limited reading ability 
D) All of the above

Question 19

One of the main goals of the behavioral interview is to:

Accepted Answer

A) formulate an action plan to modify the behavior. 
B) minimize the levels of inference used to obtain and interpret information. 
C) maximize the levels of inference used to obtain and interpret information. 
D) stress subjectivity in the evaluation. 
A) formulate an action plan to modify the behavior. 
B) minimize the levels of inference used to obtain and interpret information. 
C) maximize the levels of inference used to obtain and interpret information. 
D) stress subjectivity in the evaluation.

Question 20

Which assessment is considered a syndrome-specific assessment?

Accepted Answer

A) Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment 
B) BASC-2 
C) Childhood Behaviors Checklist 
D) Pediatric Behavior Rating Scale 
A) Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment 
B) BASC-2 
C) Childhood Behaviors Checklist 
D) Pediatric Behavior Rating Scale

Conceptual skills and practical skills both are examples of:

One way that behavioral assessment DIFFERS from personality assessment is that behavioral assessment:

Which of the following items would most likely appear on a behavioral rating scale as opposed to a self-report personality scale?

The screening version of the CASE does not include the ________ scale.

Which of the following behavioral assessments contains a Substance Abuse scale?

Continuous performance tests were originally designed to measure:

According to the American Association of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities,quantitative skills such as telling time and using money would be encompassed by which broad category?

An advantage of direct observation over behavior rating scales is that direct observation provides:

The Vineland - II Expanded Interview Form is recommended for use with which population?

What is the new feature of the BASC-2?

_________ are one method test developers use to detect dissimulation.

One advantage of behavior rating scales is that they are:

What statistical method was used to develop the composite scores on the original BASC and the BASC-2?

The Childhood Autism Rating Scale is designed to assist in identifying autism in children over the age of:

Which clinical subscale of Child Behavior Checklist would show evidence of obsessions and compulsions?

The BASC-2,CBCL,and TRF are categorized as which type of rating scales?

Continuous performance tests are highly sensitive to symptoms associated with abnormalities of the:

What is the primary reason children have difficulty reporting their own feelings and/or behaviors?

One of the main goals of the behavioral interview is to:

Which assessment is considered a syndrome-specific assessment?

Introduction to Psychological Testing: Why We Do It and What It Is

The Basics Statistics of Measurement

The Meaning of Test Scores

Reliability

Validity

Item Development

Item Analysis: Methods for Fitting the Right Items to the Right Test

Achievement Tests in the Era of High-Stakes Assessment

Assessment of Intelligence

Assessment of Personality

Employment and Vocational Testing

Neuropsychological Testing

Forensic Applications of Psychological Assessment

The Problem of Bias in Psychological Assessment

Assessment Accommodations

Best Practices: Legal and Ethical Issues

How to Develop a Psychological Test: a Practical Approach

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Exam 11: Behavioral Assessment

Conceptual skills and practical skills both are examples of:

One way that behavioral assessment DIFFERS from personality assessment is that behavioral assessment:

Which of the following items would most likely appear on a behavioral rating scale as opposed to a self-report personality scale?

The screening version of the CASE does not include the ________ scale.

Which of the following behavioral assessments contains a Substance Abuse scale?

Continuous performance tests were originally designed to measure:

According to the American Association of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities,quantitative skills such as telling time and using money would be encompassed by which broad category?

An advantage of direct observation over behavior rating scales is that direct observation provides:

The Vineland - II Expanded Interview Form is recommended for use with which population?

What is the new feature of the BASC-2?

_________ are one method test developers use to detect dissimulation.

One advantage of behavior rating scales is that they are:

What statistical method was used to develop the composite scores on the original BASC and the BASC-2?

The Childhood Autism Rating Scale is designed to assist in identifying autism in children over the age of:

Which clinical subscale of Child Behavior Checklist would show evidence of obsessions and compulsions?

The BASC-2,CBCL,and TRF are categorized as which type of rating scales?

Continuous performance tests are highly sensitive to symptoms associated with abnormalities of the:

What is the primary reason children have difficulty reporting their own feelings and/or behaviors?

One of the main goals of the behavioral interview is to:

Which assessment is considered a syndrome-specific assessment?

Introduction to Psychological Testing: Why We Do It and What It Is

The Basics Statistics of Measurement

The Meaning of Test Scores

Reliability

Validity

Item Development

Item Analysis: Methods for Fitting the Right Items to the Right Test

Achievement Tests in the Era of High-Stakes Assessment

Assessment of Intelligence

Assessment of Personality

Employment and Vocational Testing

Neuropsychological Testing

Forensic Applications of Psychological Assessment

The Problem of Bias in Psychological Assessment

Assessment Accommodations

Best Practices: Legal and Ethical Issues

How to Develop a Psychological Test: a Practical Approach

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